Improvement in feather-renovators



'F. M. DARLING`.

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FREDERIGKM. DARLING, or EUPHEMIA, OHIO.

l IMPROVEMENT IN FEAT-HER-RENOVATCRS.

Specitication forming partof Letters Patent No. 1713,770, dated February 22, 1876; application filed January 27, 1876. i

'er renovators in which the feathers are placed in a properly-constructed receptacle, and submittedto the action of steam, for the `purpose of'removing eiete matter from them` by scalding` and drying.

My improvements consist in the general structure and frame-work of the machine, provided with revolving driers and connectinggearing, all as will be herewith described, and the invention distinctly pointed out in the claims'.

To enable others skilled inthe art to \vhich. my invention appertains to make and use the same, I- would thus proceed to describe its construction and mode of operation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is an end elevation of my improved. feather-renovator. Figf2 is a sectional plan view ofthe samethrough the line w a: of Fig.

.1; and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the receptacle opposite to the end illustrated in Fig.

l. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 represent minor details, which will be referred to hereafter.-

Corresponding letters of reference indicate like parts in allthe figures.

A is any suitable platform, at each end `of which is erecteda durableframe-work, B, in

the upper portion of which is journaled theI receptacle C. The shape of this receptacle is represented by its respective end elevations,

' Figs. l and'3. It is constructed of an exterior interior lining, H, of tin or galvanized iron.

The portion of this lining opposite the door is raised, and is ot' the shape representedV in the cross-section, Fig. 4t. Through this raised portion are three rows ot' orifices, from which .small nozzles c project into the receptacle.

The zinc and the interior liningtorm between them a chamber -that extends all around the receptacle, except where the vdoor intercepts it.r The raised` portion, provided with .the nozzles c, is `cut oft' from this chalnberfby means of a selni-cylindrical sheet of metal, d, (seen in crosssection in Fig. 4,) that extends the entire length of the receptacle. In order `further to stien the receptacle, ribs or frame e of wood, provided with oriiicesthroug'h them, are fitted at intervals between the jacket D and the interior lining H extending all around it in vertical planes. The orifices in these ribs are indicated by dotted lines f, Fig. 1. At each interior end of the receptacle is a tin or galvanized lining, g, Fig. 2. upon .the end E, near its center, is a hollow metal cap or chest, K, `from which proceeds horizontally the induction-pipe h that is journaled in the end frame B, and forms one' of the pivots upon which the receptacle turns. I I are two pipes or small cylinders that lie longitudinally and parallel in the receptacle. passing through its ends, as shown. At one end .they enter the valve-chambers Jl, which are connected to the chest K by pipes i. The opposite ends of the pipes I extend through the end E', and have keyed upon them grooved pulleys L, Figs. 2 and Short pipes M closed at both ends have extending from them at right angles near each endV smaller pipes or tubes in, which pass through the cylinders I, and project beyondtheir inner surfaces to prevent any water of condensation entering tubes M. These tubes M are equidistant, Yand are alternately on opposite sides of the pipes I, and lie in the same planewith them. The pipes I have partitions o in them, (each provided with a small pertbration,) one between each set of tubes m, as indicated. N is a pulley iournaled in the bearing O, that is bolted lto the end E', but at sufiicient distance from it to allow the cord connecting the pulleys L and the pulley N to be situated between it and the end ofthe receptacle. Securely bolted Securely bolted to this bearingis a journal, t', which is pivoted in the end frame, and with the induction-pipe h forms the pivots upon which the receptacle t-urns. Q represents a valve-chamber secured upon the endE-near the bottom, and having a small pipe, p, entering it from the chest K. A disk-valve,r, with an operating stem, is set into the end E within the chamber Q, Figs. 4 and 5. This disk is provided with two oriices at quarter circles from each other, the lower one of which communicates with the chamber between the jacket D and the interior lining. Upon turning the stem one quarter of the way around, the upper orice opens communication with the space under the raised portion and nozzles c, while communivcation with the chamber is cut otf. The pipes 'I have small stop-cocks a near one end within the receptacle for permitting the water of',

condensation to pass from them. rllhey are also provided at their ends to which the pulleys are attached with swinging or any lsuitable valves to allow the passage of steam when desirable. Small outlet-pipes b allow any water that has collected within the receptacle or chamber to pass out.

The operation of the machine is as follows :v The feathers to be cleansed are placed in the receptacle and the door closed. Steam, by any suitable connections, is admitted through the induction-pipe h, the valves j being closed. It passes down through the pipe p and diskvalve r into `the space beneath the nozzles c, from which it issues into the receptacle, thoroughly steaming and scalding the contents. 'lhe stays c being then raised to steady the machine, as indicated `by dotted lines Fig. 1, the attendant turns the crank, revolving the pulley N connected by belts to the pulleys L, as indicated, causing the pipes I, m,

and M to revolve in the direction indicated by the arrows, dotted lines in Fig. 1,. throwing the feathers directly over the nozzles c, and thoroughly-subjecting them to the action of the steam. When sufficiently steamed, the` valve 1^ is turned, shutting olf the steam from the nozzles c, and admitting it into the chamber between the jacket D and the interior lining. The valves j are opened, admitting the steam into pipes I, which it traverses, as indicated by the arrows, thus furnishing heat for drying. To separate a-nd a-gitate the feathers more thoroughly, a Vpin,s, Fig-2, is passed through the vcrank-hub and' journal t, which is bolted to the bearing O, thereby keying the crank to the bearing, so that by turning the crank the whole receptacle is revolved, but not thel pipes I. To increase this agitation, the pin s is removed, and the pin u is `screwed into the frame B, when the operator, taking hold of the receptacle, revolves it, whereupon the pulleys L will revolve as well as the pipes I. When only a small quantity ot' feathers is to be cleansed, the receptacle lis kceptacle and driers, as herein shown. have any of them an essential feature of my re\'o1ved until the line ofthe broadest section I amaware that there are cylindrical .renovators, having a heating-chamber and revolving driers, but none of them are oblong in section for cleansing varying quantities of feathers, or have the lcompound motion of there- Nor invtntion--that is, an outside jacket of zinc used particularly for its non-conducting properties, and an interior lining ottin or galvanized iron, used especially for their property of transmitting heat. 4

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure lby Letters Patent, is as follows:

l. In a feather renovator, the oblong receptacle (J, of the shape represented-being, in effect, two parallel cylinders merged into each other-whose jacket D is zinc, and whose interior lining is tin, or galvanized iron, suitably connected to the frame-work in the manner specified.

2. In combination with the receptacle C, the revolving heaters, consisting ot' the pipes I, M, and on, constructed and arranged within the receptacle, as shown, and provided at one end witlrvalves j, and at` the other with pulleys L, for the purpose specited.

3. The combination and arrangement yot the `frame B, induction-pipe h, chest K, pipes 1'.

and p,valve-chan1bers J and Q, as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination and arrangement of the interior lining H, provided with the nozzles c, the semi-cylindrical plate d, the disk-valve 1', chamber Q, and pipe p, substantially as and for the purpose specitied.

5. The combination and arrangement of the bearings O and t, pulleys N and L, pins s and u, and frame B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a tcather-renovator, the door G, suitably hinged in its casing, and having the zinc slides 1), and lwire netting c, in combination with the receptacle U, as and for the purpose spccitied.

Witness my hand this 19th day of January, A. D. 1876.

ranDnRIcK M. DARLING. 

